Trump lawyer Michael Cohen reportedly used the same pseudonyms for Trump and a top RNC fundraiser while negotiating payoutsBusiness Insider4/13/2018 3:44:12 PM

Michael Cohen, President Donald Trump's personal lawyer and longtime confidant, reportedly used the same pseudonyms in settlements between Republican National Committee fundraiser Elliott Broidy and a Playboy model and between Trump and porn star Stormy Daniels.

Cohen reportedly paid the Playboy model $1.6 million to keep silent about being impregnated by and having an affair with Broidy.

Michael Cohen, the personal lawyer of President Donald Trump, reportedly used the same pseudonyms for Republican National Committee fundraiser Elliott Broidy and a Playboy Playmate in a settlement deal that he used for Trump and porn star Stormy Daniels in another non-disclosure agreement.

In late 2017, Cohen agreed to pay $1.6 million to a former Playboy model who claimed that she was impregnated by and had an affair with Broidy. The payments, which were handled by Cohen on behalf of Broidy, prohibited the woman from speaking about the affair with the former deputy finance chairman of the Republican National Committee (RNC).See the rest of the story at Business Insider